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Near Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Lat/Long (Decimal)49.9333,11.5667
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on political unit
Given LocationBayern (Bavaria), Germany
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Near BayreuthOwen R.Muschelkalknot reported247.2 - 237 Ma
Triassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Cyamodus muensteri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontia : Cyamodontidae : Cyamodus : Cyamodus muensteri247.2 - 237 Ma
Triassic
Placodus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontidae : Placodus247.2 - 237 Ma
Triassic
Placodus gigas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontidae : Placodus : Placodus gigas247.2 - 237 Ma
Triassic

References

Owen R. Description of the skull and teeth of the Placodus laticeps, Ow, with indications of other new species of Placodus, and evidence of the saurian nature of that extinct genus, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 9, 157-159
Rieppel O. (1994) Osteology of Simosaurus gaillardoti and the relationships of stem-group Sauropterygia, Fieldiana: Geology, new series 28, 1-85
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